Arrangements for association and re-association in a wireless network

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EP 2 309 595 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15

(21)	Application number: 11152346.0

(22)	Date of filing: 11.03.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04W 48/18^(2009.01)

H04B 7/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

11.03.2008 US 35480 P
15.08.2008 US 228900

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	09719443.5 / 2253166

(71)	Applicant: Intel Corporation
	Santa Clara, CA 95052 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kesselman, Alex Haifa (IL) Cadeiro, Carlos Portland, OR 97229 (US) Trainin, Solomon 31015, Haifa (IL)

(74)	Representative: Clarke, Jeffrey et al
	Harrison Goddard Foote LLP 8th Floor 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN London EC2Y 5DN (GB)

(54)	Arrangements for association and re-association in a wireless network

(57) A method is disclosed for associating network devices to a network. The method can include receiving a beacon from a source by an antenna array, allocating resources to beamform and beamforming after receiving at least a portion of the beacon. The beamforming can be accomplished prior to completion of an association request and prior to receipt of an acceptance signal in response to the association request. Accordingly directional transmissions can be utilized transmit at least part of an association request and to transmit an acceptance signal corresponding to the association request.

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